Soldier Quotes

"The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion"

"It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier"

Ian Mckellen, Actor

"I want it understood that all these men fought for principle, not for plunder, and that they were true-hearted, honorable soldiers, fighting for what they esteemed was a righteous cause"

Cole Younger, Criminal

"I've had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these songs, like Island of no return"

Billy Bragg, Musician

"Our main battle has always been against Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers"

Ahmed Yassin, Activist

"Music played at weddings always reminds me of the music played for soldiers before they go into battle"

Heinrich Heine, Poet

"A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments"

Georg C. Lichtenberg, Scientist

"Let's see if we can't get this war behind us now. Certainly, the man in the street, the common person there, wants to have this war behind him. I think a lot of the soldiers are very war-weary too"

Warren Christopher, Statesman

"People are free to campaign and they will be free to vote. There won't be any soldiers, you know, at the queues. Anyone who has the right to vote is free to go and cast his vote anywhere in his own area, in his own constituency"

Robert Mugabe, Statesman

"I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on matters of the economy; I'm not a soldier I can't take decisions on matters of defence; I'm not an educationist so I can't take decisions about education"

Thabo Mbeki, Statesman

"Blair... is accusing us of executing British soldiers. We want to tell him that we have not executed anybody. They are either killed in battle, most of them get killed because they are cowards anyway, the rest they just get captured"

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Public Servant

"We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the ground in a theater of war"

John Yoo, Educator

"I suppose that Heartland, Unknown Soldier and Pride and Joy represent not a quieter side but more of a serious side to my work, something I've been getting into recently"

Garth Ennis, Writer

"When we got down from the ambulances there were sharp cracks about us as bursts of shrapnel splashed down upon the Town Hall square. Dead soldiers lay outside and I glanced at them coldly. We were in search of the living"

Philip Gibbs, Journalist

"I wrote those poems for myself, as a way of being a soldier here in this country. I didn't know the poems would travel. I didn't go to Lebanon until two years ago, but people told me that many Arabs had memorized these poems and translated them into Arabic"

June Jordan, Writer

"I congratulate you, my brave countrymen and fellow soldiers, on the spirit and success with which you have executed this important part of our enterprise"

James Wolfe, Soldier

"A few regular troops from old France, weakened by hunger and sickness, who, when fresh, were unable to withstand the British soldiers, are their general's chief dependence"

James Wolfe, Soldier

"Our soldiers and their families are benefiting. They deserve good, quality housing and they need it"

Jim Walsh, Politician

"I just think it's my responsibility as a human being and an entertainer to see the soldiers"

Coolio, Musician

"American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield, making it far more secure"

John Yoo, Educator

"We can no longer apply the classic criteria to clearly determine whether and when we should use military force. We are waging war in Afghanistan, for example, but it's an asymmetrical war where the enemies are criminals instead of soldiers"

Otto Schily, Public Servant

"One of the great joys this year and the year before has been how all of the people in this body, men and women, Republicans and Democrats, have worked together so well with our chairman and the chairman of the full committee to address the issues of housing for our soldiers"

Robin Hayes, Politician

"How can faceless bureaucrats in an intelligence agency deny brave soldiers a chance to tell the truth?"

Curt Weldon, Politician

"Doolittle looked just like a little toy soldier the first time I ever saw him"

Loretta Lynn, Musician

"I always played a soldier, sailor, or policemen"

John Ratzenberger, Actor

"I wonder if a soldier ever does mend a bullet hole in his coat?"

Clara Barton, Public Servant

"I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them"

Clara Barton, Public Servant

"These doomsday warriors look no more like soldiers than the soldiers of the Second World War looked like conquistadors. The more expert they become the more they look like lab assistants in small colleges"

Alistair Cooke, Journalist

"The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers"

Steven Berkoff, Actor

"If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Taliban will get a little stronger in Afghanistan and the civil war will continue to be enhanced in Iraq"

Alcee Hastings, Politician

"The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians"

Geronimo, Statesman

"We made them drink poison last night and Saddam Hussein's soldiers and his great forces gave the Americans a lesson which will not be forgotten by history. Truly"

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Public Servant

"There's something about an American soldier you can't explain. They're so grateful for anything, even a film actress coming to see them"

Marlene Dietrich, Actress

"I perform for soldiers because they are important,'"

Coolio, Musician

"A true woman always loves a real soldier"

Belle Boyd, Celebrity

"Unprovoked attacks on Israel's borders, murdering Israeli soldiers, taking Israeli hostages and showering rockets targeting and killing Israeli civilians are not furthering any legitimate goal"

Alcee Hastings, Politician

"In World War II in Germany, we had a ration for one U.S. soldier, or one allied soldier for every twenty inhabitants. The ratio in Iraq is about one for a hundred and sixty"

William Odom, Soldier

"Washington has thrown their soldiers on the fire"

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Public Servant

"I, Philip Kearny, an old soldier, enter my solemn protest against this order for retreat"

Philip Kearny, Soldier

"Sharpe is my favorite role of all that I've played. He's a very complex character. He knows that he's a good soldier, but he will always have to fight the prejudice of aristocratic officers because of his rough working-class upbringing. On the battlefield, he's full of confidence - but off it, he is unsure, a bit shy and ill at ease"

Sean Bean, Actor

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